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FILE NAME: Insurance Industry (INS) DATE: 0000 DOC#: INS010 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: The Weekly Underwriter [Trade Journal] Article Occupational Disease, Topic of Conference 24 The Weekly Underwriter OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE Dr. Henry H. Kessler of New Jersey, who man, manager of the claim department of TOPIC OF CONFERENCE has had a wide experience in the industrial accident field, and particularly with regard the Travelers, and chairman of the Commit tee on Occupational Diseases of the Asso to the silicosis situation, next gave a paper ciation of Casualty and Surety Executives, Prominent Physicians Speak at Event Sponsored by Bureau-- Prevention of Infection Highly Important The National Bureau of Casualty'and Surety Underwriters carried on, during Thursday and Friday of last week, one of the most interesting and significant events in its history, a two-day conference on occupa tional disease, with particular emphasis on silicosis. For two days from ten o'clock in the morning till late in the afternoon, an audience of from eighty to one hundred home office claim men, medical men and engineers heard national and international authorities on silicosis and other occupational diseases discuss the problems that are involved from the standpoint of diagnosis, treatment and prevention, together with the equally diffi cult problem of dealing with the claim situa on the silicosis situation in general and with particular reference to his experience in New Jersey. The next speaker was Dr. J. B. Amber- son, Jr., head of the department of pulmo nary chest diseases of Bellevue Hospital, who showed a series of films and discussed them in detail in connection with an address on the X-ray diagnosis for silicosis. On Friday the first paper was by Dr. Lanza. He gave a general discussion of the nature of dust diseases of the lungs. The next two speakers were also from the Met ropolitan Life. Dr. W. J. McConnell gave an address on asbestosis and P. A. Petrich an address on the sampling and counting of dust, which was illustrated by means of ma chinery which had been brought in. After the return of the party from seeing the dust removing rock drilling demonstra tion in Long Island City, Charles Deckel gave an excellent discussion of the claim and legal situation as respects occupational di seases, an address that was comprehensive, understandable and sympathetic. He cited numerous decisions illustrating the tendency of the courts to expand the compensation field. Mr. Deekelnian sjxike also of the work that is being done by his committee. As there is very little that can be done of a remedial nature with regard to silicosis and most of the other occupational diseases, the last paper by Wesley M. Graff, director of the Safety Engineering Division of the National Bureau, had a peculiar significance for his paper dealt with engineering methods for prevention. Mr. Graf gave a very com plete discussion of the preventive possibilities from all angles that formed a particularly suitable and practical close for what had proved to be a most successful and worth while occasion. tion and finding a satisfactory way of pro viding compensation for the worker. The conference originated in the desire of General Manager James A. Beha to pass on to the company members of the Bureau the information that had been acquired by mem bers of the Bureau staff and of the com panies who were in attendance at the recent conference on silicosis at Saranac, conducted by The Edward L. Trudeau Foundation, but the plan was amplified by the addition of other speakers representing the best modern knowledge on the subject. Friday noon those in attendance were taken in buses to the plant of the Kelley-Atwell Corporation at Long Island City where dust removing rock drilling machinery was in operation. The result of the whole undertaking was the presentation of the occupational disease prob lem and the silicosis problem in particular, in such a fundamental, authoritative and yet popular way as to be extremely illuminating and valuable. The conference was particu larly significant as marking a definite step in advance in the development of the tech nical side of the casualty insurance business. The success of the conference, while largely F. & D. PROM OTIONS ( Continued jroin- Page 20) New York in 1928. During Mr. Roosevelt's presidential campaign, Mr. Griffin served as chairman of a nation-wide association of in surance Democrats, which had been organ ized for the purpose of supporting the can didacies of Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Garner. THOSE AT PUNCHEON , Among those who attended the luncheon were: John S. Turn, vice president in charge of New York office of /Etna Casualty & Surety; A. G. Oakley, manager of the New York office of U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty; Paul Rutherford, vice president of the H art ford Accident in charge of the New York offices; W. L. Allen, manager, bonding de partment of the New York office of the Standard Accident; M. L. Jenks, vice presi dent of the American Surety; Hale Ander son, vice president of the Fidelity & Cas ualty; F. J. O'Neill, president of the Royal Indemnity; F. G. Morris, president of the Standard Surety & Casualty; J. R. English, vice president of the Standard Surety & Cas Hurl Pushing Piano Whether a clergyman assisting at a tur key supper and bazaar at his Parish House should be compensated for a hernia which he said he suffered as the result of pushing a piano across the floor will be settled by the Courts of New Jersey. The Workmen's Compensation Bureau directed that the Re deemer Lutheran Church of Newark should pay its pastor, the Rev. Paul Arndt, compen sation for the injuries he suffered during the piano pushing. The Church has appealed the issue. Globe Contest Successful E. J. Schofield, vice president of the Globe Indemnity, announces that the company's Prosperity Contest which commenced on January 1 and ended on April 30 was a big success. During this time the commissions earned by agents approximated $1,330,000. Mr. Schofield expressed himself as being highly satisfied with the results obtained. Appropriate prizes were awarded to the win ners in the various classifications. due to the excellent contributions made by ualty ; T. S. Griffin, engineer, Standard the representatives of the member companies and the Bureau staff, was also largely due to the cooperation of the New York Tuber culosis and Health Association in helping in the organization of the program and to the Surety & Casualty; G. H. Reaney, president of the U. S. Guarantee; Bennett Ellison, member of the firm of Hoey & Ellison; J. J. Magrath, Deputy Superintendent, Insurance Department, State of New York; Joseph A. Complete facilities for writing c/ 5 cooperation of Dr. A. J. Lanza of the Met Flynn, of Flynn, Harrison & Conroy, Inc.; ropolitan Life, the outstanding national au James A. Beha, general manager and coun GROUP thority on silicosis, and to the cooperation of the other distinguished speakers. The first speaker was Dr. R. N. Gray, surgical director of the .Etna Life, who gave a comprehensive presentation of the subject of silicosis, its cause and control. Dr. Gray was followed by Dr. A- D. Lazenby, chief surgeon of the Maryland Casualty, who gave an equally comprehensive discussion of the clinical aspects of silicosis. Both Dr. Gray and Dr. Lazenby were at the Trudeau Con ference and fheir addresses covered the out standing features of that conference. Dr. J. A. Goldberg, secretary of the In dustrial Hygiene Committee of the New York Tuberculosis and Health Association, followed with an account of the work done by his committee in the occupational disease field in New York City during the last few years and with particular reference to the more recent work which has been done very largely in cooperation with the National Bureau. sel of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety U nderwriters; F\ R. Stoddard, arbi trator, New Yprk City Agency Committee, Acquisition Cost Conference; Clarence Axman, editor, the Eastern Underwriter,; J. K. Ennis, advertising manager, Insurance De partment, Journal of Commerce; M. W. Lewis, assistant manager, Towner Rating Bureau; J. A. Walsh, of Walsh it Walsh, Inc.; C. J. Walsh, of Walsh & Walsh, Inc.; H. F. McGann, of McGann it Cahill; G. W. Will of Stewart, Will ft Connett, In c.; E. T. Fox, of Fox & Pier, Inc.; D. R. Holmes, member of C. W. Sparks & Co., In c.; George L. Radcliffe, first vice president, Fidelity & Deposit; W alter H. Duff, manager of the New York office of the Fidelity & Deposit; Richard J. Hill, Jr., assistant manager of the New York office of the Fidelity & Deposit; FI. R. C. Hickey, manager of the Brooklyn office of the Fidelity & Deposit, and H. J. McCooey, resident vice president of the Brooklyn office of the Fidelity it Deposit. DISABILITY COVERAGE For information address JOHN T. WAGNER Manager Group Department NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY W. G. CURTIS, President H om e Office Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich.